Civil Contract names candidate for faction leader![]() July 1, 2026 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arusyak Manavazyan has been nominated for the position of head of the National Assembly's Civil Contract parliamentary faction. Manavazyan confirmed the nomination herself, Aysor.am reported. The Civil Contract party will hold a closed meeting on July 2 to elect the faction leader. Earlier, Hayk Konjoryan and Vahagn Aleksanyan were selected as candidates for the post of deputy speaker of parliament. At a closed secret ballot held during the Civil Contract party board meeting on June 25, Ruben Rubinyan was chosen as the party's candidate for speaker of the National Assembly. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |